Vending-machine.



J. T. WILMORE.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 16, IBM.

Patented July 23, 1918.

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J. T. WILMORE.

VENDIN G MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 16. 1914.

Patented July 23,1918.

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By M @W/ ATTORNEY UNITED STATF PELTENT OFFICE.

Joann WILMOB/E, or SEASJITLE, we nmeron.

VENDINGrMACHIINE.

Application filed April 16, 19-14.

, To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoI-m T. lViLMonn, a

citizen of the United States, residing atchines of that class adapted tostore and deliver newspapers and the like by manually operative, devicescontrolled by the introduction of a suitable coin.

The principal objects of the invention are the provisionofacontainingcase for stor ingandmaintaining a bundle of newspapers inpositionfor ejecting them one by one from the case; the provisionof'devices of simple and efficient design and operation for ejecting thepapers singly from the case, and

the" provision of means for rendering the e ecting devicesinoperatlvewhen the papers in the machine have becomeexhausted.

The invention consists in the novel construction of a vendlng machine,and the adaptation and combination of parts, devices and mechanisms asabove outlined, and as will be fully described in the followingspecification, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and finally setforth in the appended claims.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a horizontal sectionalview of a Vendingmachine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinalsectional view of the same with the cover raised. Fig. 3 is a verticaltransverse sectional view of the invention shown with a pack of'newspapers stored in the case. Fig. 4: is a similar view with papersremoved; Fig. 5 is a detached perspective iew of the ejecting-platedrawn to an enlarged scale.

Referringto said views, thereference nume'ralflO indicates thecontaining case for the newspapers P to be vendcd and for the actuatingand e ecting mechanism. A h1nged cover 11 1s provlded and a deliveryaperture 12 is formed in the front wall or other convenien't'portion ofthe case. A directrix plate 13 is secured to said cover adapted to guidethe upwardly directed papers to pass through said aperture when thecover is in, closed position. Inclined bearing members 14,15, 16 and 17against which the pile of newspapers or e her arti les PP 99 a P it dSpecification of Letters Patent.

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in connection with the front wall of the case. Members 1 1 and 17 arelocated in proximity of the respective ends of the wall and extendupwardly to within close relationto said slot.

Members 15 and 16 are located intermediate the other said members andspaced from the same to provide channels 18 therebe-i Inclined strips 20are provided to support the pack of newspapers upon their edges and maybe desirably serrated to prevent undue crowding together of the loweredges of the newspapers. Said strips may also be given an arcuateconfiguration with foci at the aperture 12, approximately.

A longitudinally arranged rock-shaft 21 is mounted at one end in abearing 22 in an end wall 24 of the case, and at its opposite end isprovided with a sleeve 23 rigidly secured thereto into which astub-shaft 25 is loosely journaled in axial alinoment. Said shaft 25 ismounted in the opposite end-wall 24 of the case and is-provided with acrank-handle 27 exteriorly of the casing through which it may bemanually actuated. Rigidly secured to shaft 21 at its opposite ends areswinging-arms 2S and 28 the latter of'which may be integrally connectedto said sleeve 23.

A vertically slidable plate 29 is connected to the opposite extremity ofsaid arms through intermediate links 30 pivoted to laterally extendingextremities of a longitudinally directed central frame-member 31.: Theforwardly directed face of said plate is plane, relatively smooth andprovided with openings 32 arranged symmetrically along the lower edge ofsaid plate in register with the respective channels 18 betweenthe bearing members 14, 15, 16 and 17. 1

points are directed angularly upwa gl Patented July 23, 1918..

through the respective openings 32 beyond the forward face of the plate,the object-being to maintain said needle points in yielding contactwiththe rearmost newspaper of the pack, whereby the points will.penetrate the paper sheets as they are drawn upwardly with the plate tomove thepaper therewith and upon the retraction of the plate the inclmed needles, together with the yielding connection of their supportingbar, will.

7 I cause the points to glide downward over the paperswthout penetraton,

Said plate 29 is resiliently pressed into provided with acrank-handle27. Coinactuated devices are shown in. the viewsi whereby, through thelIltIOClLlCtlOIfOf a suitable coin or.plurality of coins, the saidshafts may be operatively vconnected together and the plate 29actuated'by said crank-handle toextract a paper through thedeliveryaperture. Said coin controlling de- I vices are made thcsub eCtmatter of a separate application for; patent made concurrently withthepresent one and. are charac terized by'ta coin-chute 43 conneoted tosaid sleeve'23 adapted to receive andtemporarily retain a-coin depositedthrough slotted l1op-. per 45." The shaft 25 carries a lever 46-h'avingalug 47 adapted to engage said coin and swing said coin-chute andshaft21' there- 1 with and actuates the swinging arms 28, 28

a's'will'be'furthcr described.

' The operation of the paper delivery de 'vices'may'be explained asfollows: The pa:

' pers are inserted in the compartment insubstantially vertical orderwith their lower "otherwise as providedethe shaft 21" may be" edgesresting upon the supports 20, as shown in Fig: 8; The ejecting plate29-is-positionedto 'engage the lower edgeiof the reare V 7 most paper-andispressedtherea'gainst by? th'e spring-pressed :presser members, 37.

Through the insertion of a proper coin, or

actuated by the crankhandle 27ffto rock the swinging arms 28 and 28 t0.drag-the ,plate 29 upwardly through the connection therewith, oflinksBO. In the upward movement of the plate the angularly directedneedles 36 will engage the rearmost newspaper and;

carry it therewith whence the guide-plate 13 will cause it to protrudethrough the aper; tur'e 12 to be grasped by" the customer. I The, handleis then reversely actuated to return the plate 29 back to its initialpo'sition. The needles, which are mounted upon a resilient support 38,are inclined to slide backwardly with the plate without pene tratingthepaper. When thus returned, the

devices are in condition to be againactuated to deliver another paperwhen suitably eon;

nccted by the insertion of another coin.

A safety device is added to make the enare exhausted and'to prevent theloss of a com to the customer wlthout resultji This 1s,

1 tire mechanism inoperative whenithe papers V accomplished by theprovision of a stop 48v upon the inclined bearing members 14, 1;), 16:

of the vp'late-QQ at a point above'the normal is ejected-. Such stop of.ther'plate causes the arrested condition of its connected parts,

including the coin-chute Q43 whichis thus;

not brought again into register withthe slot i and 17 to arrest theretrogressive movement '80 lower, limit'ofits travel after the lastpaper 9 ted hopper 45 and hencewillnot; receive,

further coins;

A; blind 49 is connected tosaid coin-chute 7; which blocks theslotofsaid hopper pre vents thedeposit of a coin through the hop per45rwhilethe devices arejthus inoperatiye The stops-48 are normallycovered w th;pa

pers and these ordinarily-present a smoothsurface that the platewillpass overwithout' 'discoveringithestop 48 therebeneath the lastone;has been removed, I I

,Having described my vinvention, whatl claim, is .r.

1. In a paper-vending machine,,a' rcasing l e bearing members associated,with a wall of adapted to contain the papers, a'plurality ofv thecaseand spaced apart to atfordaverti f cally arrangedchannelintermediate the adk- .7

jacent said members, anejectingfplate arg ranged for;operat1 ve'movement n: vertical mounted upon said plate" and adapted to. protrudeforwardly therefrom. I in t register 7 directions, means tosupportapackfofgpar 7 pers upon their edges betweensaid plateand I said' bearingmembers, a plurality ofneedl'es with the respective said channels,Jandineans;

to, actuate saidv plate;

2,}111 vaa er -vendin 'jmachine ma ma.

adapted to contain the} paper- 5, 9, pluralityigo-fbearing membersassociated withltherwvall the case-Iandspaccd aparttoaiford ;ave;rti-

cal'lyarranged} channel intermediate. the fad-- jace'nt said members,anejecting plate ar ranged for operative movement 1n vert1caldirections,- means to support a rpackfofl pa-l pers upon their edgesbetween sa1d plate and,

said bearing members, a plurality of, needles? x resiliently mounted.upon :said, plate-.and.

' adapted to protrude forwardly therefromin -egister withtherespectivechannels, and} means to actuate said plate r if; I In apaper-vend1nganachine, aicasing adapted to containthe papersgapluralityof p hearing members associated-with the wall ofi the case andspaced-apart to afford a vertieall'y arrangedchannel intermediate theadjacent said members, an ejecting plate arranged for operative movementin vertical directions, means to support a pack of papers upon theiredges between said plate and said bearing members, means to yieldinglyurge said plate upon said papers, a plurality of needles mounted uponsaid plate and adapted to protrude forwardly therefrom in register withthe respective said channels, and means to actuate said plate.

t. In a paper-vendin machine, a receptacle forthe' papers, a p atevertically movable in said receptacle, needles resiliently mounted uponand protruding from the forward face of said plate and adapted tooperatively engage the rearmost paper when said plate is actuatedupwardly, means for vertically reciprocating said plate, and means foradvancing said plate as the papers are removed to maintain a uniform engagement with the rearmost paper of the pile.

5. In a paper-vending machine, a receptacle for the papers provided witha delivery aperture in its front wall, inclined bearing membersassociated with said front wall and spaced apart to provide verticallyarranged channels therebetween, inclined supports adapted to maintainsaid papers in pack form upon their edges, a plate vertically movable insaid receptacle, resiliently mounted needles protruding from the forwardface of said plate and adapted to operatively engage the rearmost paperwhen said plate is actuated upwardly, and means for verticallyreciprocating said plate.

6. In a paper-vending machine, a receptacle for the papers, a platevertically movable in said receptacle, resiliently mounted needlesprotruding from the forward face of said plate and adapted tooperatively engage the rearmost paper when said plate is actuatedupwardly, means for vertically reciprocating said plate, and apresser-member adapted to urge said plate into engagement with saidpapers.

7. In a paper-vending machine, a receptacle for the papers provided witha delivery aperture in its front wall, inclined bearing membersassociated with said front wall and spaced apart to provide verticallyarranged channels therebetween, inclined supports adapted to maintain.said papers in pack form upon their edges, a plate vertically movable insaid receptacle, resiliently mounted needles protruding from the forwardface of said plate and adapted to op eratively engage the rearmost paperwhen said plate is actuated upwardly, means for vertically reciprocatingsaid plate, and a presser-member adapted to resiliently urge said plateinto engagement with said papers.

8. In a paper-vending machine, a casing adapted to contain the papersprovided with a delivery aperture in .its front wall, means to maintainsaid papers in inclined relation in pack form against said front wall ofthe case, a plate arranged for vertical movement in contact with therearmost of said papers, said plate having a plurality of spacedapertures therein, a resilient strap secured atone end to the rear sideof said plate, needles secured to the free end of said strap andprotruding through said ptateapertures and adapted to operatively engagethe rearmost said paper when said plate is moved upwardly, and means toactuate said plate.

9. In a paper-vending machine, a casing adapt cdto contain the papersprovided with a delivery aperture in its front wall, means to maintainsaid papers in pack form in position to be ejected from said aperture, aplate arranged for vertical movement in contact with the outermost ofsaid papers, said plate having a plurality of spaced apertures therein,a resilient strap secured at one end to the rear side of said plate,needles secured to the free end of said strap and protruding throughsaid plate-apertures and adapted to operatively engage the rearmost saidpaper when said plate is moved upwardly, and means to actuate saidplate.

10. In a paper-vending machine, a casing adapted to contain the papersprovided with a delivery aperture in its front wall, means to maintainsaid papers in pack form in position to be ejected from said aperture, aplate arranged for vertical movement in contact with the outermost ofsaid papers, said plate having a plurality of spaced apertures therein,a pair of resilient straps secured at one end to the rear side of saidplate, a bar connected to the free end of said straps, and a pluralityof needles secured to the bar and protruding through said plateapertures.

11. In a vending machine, a casin a rockshaft journaled in said casing,a pair of arms rigidly connected to said rock-shaft, a verticallyarranged plate arranged for vertical movements in said casing, linkconnections between said arms and the opposite ends of said plate, andresiliently mounted straps secured at one end in said plate and providedwith needles at their opposite ends projecting beyond the plane of saidplate.

12. In a vending-machine, a casing, a rock-shaft journaled in saidcasing, a vertically arranged plate arranged for vertical movements insaid casing, connective devices bctween said shaft and said platewhereby the latter may be reciprocatively actuated, and resilientlymounted straps secured at one end in said plate provided with needles attheir opposite ends projecting beyond the plane of said plate.

13. In a paper-vending machine, a receptacle, a rock-shaft mounted insaid receptacle, arms rigidly connected to said shaft, an ejecting plate'operatively connected to said arms, needles protruding from said plate,and means to actuate said rock-shaft. 14. In a paper-vending machine, areceptacle, a rock-shaft mounted in said receptacle, arms rigidlyconnected to said shaft, an ejecting-plate operatively connected to saidarms provided With a plurality of horizontally alined apertures, a barsupported from the rear of said plate, and a plurality of needlesmounted in said bar and protruding forwardly through said aperture, andmeans to actuate said rock-shaft.

15. In a paper vending machine, a receptaele adapted for the support ofthe papers upon their edges in substantially vertical position, feedactuating members having vertical movement above the 'pile of papers, apaper feeding member having means for engaging a paper when movedupwardly, and suspension links connecting said paper feeding, memberWith the said feed actuating member to permit swinging movement in adirection substantially perpendicular to the face of the pile of papers.

Signed at Seattle, Wash, this 9th day of April, 1914.

JOHN T. WILMORE.

Witnesses: 7

HORACE BARNES, E. PETERSON.

Copies: of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G."

